Sour Tarts (Behr P230-2)
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Sour Tarts (Behr P230-2) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 81.3, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sour Tarts
Four Behr colors picked for Sour Tarts by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sour Tarts, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Impressive Ivory | SW 7560 | 76 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gerbera Daisy | 2015-60 | 79.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Mist | 2004-2C | 80 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Peach Dip | 1203-3 | 75 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Sour Tarts (LRV 81.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sour Tarts
Darker than Sour Tarts
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P230-2 |
| Hex | #FEE5C8 |
| RGB | 254, 229, 200 |
| HSL | 32°, 96%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, 4.1, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sour Tarts (Behr P230-2), published as #FEE5C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sour Tarts (Behr P230-2)?
- Sour Tarts has an LRV of 81.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sour Tarts is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sour Tarts in another brand?
- Gerbera Daisy (BM 2015-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sour Tarts warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sour Tarts as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.